[Qt-creator] 64 bit gdb-python27.exe

[Andre Poenitz]

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 11:20:53AM -0500, Stephen Chu wrote:
> In article <4D77A79B.5020306 at nokia.com>,
>  Daniel Molkentin <daniel.molkentin at nokia.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 3/9/2011 10:44 AM, ext andy fillebrown wrote:
> > >> ftp://ftp.qt.nokia.com/misc/gdb/7.2/  or the Qt SDK 1.1 beta installer.
> > >
> > > AFAIK, the mingw gdb downloads at ftp.qt.nokia are all 32 bit.  I need
> > > a 64 bit version.
> > >
> > > ~ af
> > I have updated 
> > ftp://ftp.qt.nokia.com/misc/gdb/7.2/qtcreator-gdb-7.2-mingw-x86.zip to 
> > include a gdb binary for the x86_64 target (gdb-x86_64-pc-mingw32.exe). 
> > Don't be confused by the fact that the binary itself is still compiled 
> > for 32 bit as the host platform (mostly for pragmatic reasons, we can 
> > reuse the 32 bit python, there is no real benefit to ship another python 
> > lib). It's compiled to debug 64 bit targets nevertheless. Please test it 
> > with a Qt Creator for 2.2 (preferred) or master branch.
> > 
> > Note that all I verified is that the binary starts and python can be 
> > invoked. Enjoy :)
> > 
> 
> I noticed in the same directory, there's an OS X version of gdb 7.2. Can 
> I use it with Creator for python-enabled debugging?

No. Even if that's "best we can come up with" it is known not to work.

There is no working FSF gdb 7.2/Mac, so we are stuck with Apple's
python-less builds for now.

Andre'